Our Lady Of Victory
Roman Catholic Church
Tannersville PA
Pastor’s Posts
Today We Celebrate Jesus’ Rising To New Life
Today we celebrate that beautiful Feast of Easter: Resurrection! Alleluia! Our forty day journey of Lent is over. We have seen Jesus hit with ridicule, false accusation, torture and death on a cross. But today we celebrate His victory over all that. He comes back to life. He shows us His power over sin and death and He opens the gates of Heaven for us all. This is our faith. But in our everyday, individual lives it has even deeper…
Holy Week
Today is Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week, a week reminding us of the great sacrifice of Jesus for us. But what does this week mean to you? Today, Jesus was welcomed into Jerusalem with the waving of palms. What have we done to welcome Jesus into our lives? Hopefully not simply palms but more like prayer. On Holy Thursday, we relive the Last Supper when Jesus gave us the Eucharist: “This is my Body …” Is the…
The Perfect Cure: Forgiveness.
There was a magazine article that spoke of a woman who began experiencing stomach trouble in her mid-20s. Her nausea and vomiting were most severe in the morning. Despite undergoing various tests, doctors could not find any physical cause for her symptoms. They always attributed her condition to stress, offering antacids and advice on diet. By the time she was 30, her health had significantly deteriorated. She became weak, thin, and began suffering from bouts of hiccups, mental fog, and…
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Sharing Your Time & Talent
There are many ways you can share some time and talent with your parish. Maybe you could join one of our societies for men and women. There are various organizations that meet to service a lot of different activities in the parish, such as the Events Committee, Social Concerns Committee and the Building & Grounds Committee. There are even groups that volunteer around the Church, such as the volunteer cleaners on Monday mornings, the garden club caring for the outdoor…
Mother’s Day Collection
Our Social Concerns Committee is holding a collection for Pregnancy Resource Center of the Poconos on Mother’s Day weekend, May 10- 11th. Items requested are baby diapers (all sizes), onesies, cotton wash cloths, assortment of soap, baby wipes and regular disinfectant wipes. Any gifts cards from local stores like Walmart, Target, Weiss or Shoprite are helpful. Thank you for your support.
New Altar Servers
We’re starting a new class to train new altar servers. Boys and girls, of any grade but who have already received their 1st Holy Communion are eligible to become a server and help the priest at Mass. Call the office (570-629-4572) or sign the altar server sheet at the information booth.